The CSCs are a group of students enthusiastic about encouraging a culture of environmental awareness and sustainable living on campus. The CSCs work closely with the Office of Sustainability Integration to implement programs, put on events, and raise awareness about environmental matters on campus. Through training, workshops, and discussions, members of the group will gain the tools to be effective leaders in climate change and sustainability.

There are two head CSCs for each commons. This year, CSCs will also lead focus groups in the following areas:

Explain why you would like to be a head CSC for your commons, or which focus group you would like to lead and why. Please include any passions, skills or interests that could add to the mission of the program. This includes any experience or skills relevant to the Campus Sustainability Coordinator position!

A special “Human Face of Sustainability” issue, the quarterly magazine Creative Nonfiction, in association with Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability, are looking for essays that illuminate environmental, economic, ethical and/or social challenges related to the state of the planet and our future.

A cash prize of $10,000 will be awarded for the best essay, and selected essays will be published in Creative Nonfiction #51 (early 2014), and an expanded book version will be published in Spring 2014. All submissions received before May 31, 2013, will be considered for both the magazine and the book.

The full call for submissions can be found on the Creative Nonfiction website: https://www.creativenonfiction.org/sustainability.

Youth. Food. Community. Three important issues that intersect in one place: The Food Project. Here, we believe that food is a unique vehicle for creating personal and social change. Nothing else ties us so intimately to each other and the planet we share, affecting our health, the climate, culture, and poverty and privilege around the globe. If we—young and old from all walks of life—can unite to change the food system, we can change the world. From our urban and suburban farms to our community education programs, we aim to do just that by bringing together youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build local and sustainable food systems.

What We Seek

The Food Project is currently seeking a collaborative and conscientious person with strong communication and organizational skills to become our development associate. In partnership with our grants manager, you will be responsible for executing an ambitious schedule of proposal and report preparation. You will manage a portfolio of 30 to 40 funder relationships, including foundations, government agencies, corporations, and other organizational funders. Working with the North Shore regional director, you will also support the growth of philanthropy from all sources (including both these organizational funders and individual donors) for our programs on the North Shore. You will write compelling, informative, and effective proposals, reports, acknowledgements, and other communications for The Food Project’s current and potential institutional funders. You will also conduct research of prospective funders and cultivate relationships with individual and institutional donors and prospects. You will be an important member of The Food Project’s development team, and will work particularly closely with the grants manager, the director of development, and the North Shore regional director. As part of a small organization, you will also have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of The Food Project’s work from time to time, including helping with volunteers, assisting on our farms, and working with youth.

Responsibilities:

Knowing, understanding and compellingly conveying the mission, vision, and values of The Food Project.

Writing letters of intent, grant proposals, and grant reports to a variety of foundations for general operating support and for programs including youth development, sustainable agriculture and enterprise, food access, and policy work/social change.

Researching prospective foundations and initiating relationships with new foundations.

Collaborating with other development team members to think strategically about our approach to specific proposals/foundations and about our overall strategy for approaching foundations.

Maintaining and strengthening relationships with current funders; this may include writing thank-you letters, making check-in phone calls, helping arrange site visits, briefing senior staff for meetings, and other duties.

Interacting with staff in Lincoln, Boston, and the North Shore, gaining familiarity with programs and learning about accomplishments, challenges, future plans, and objectives.

Maintaining accurate electronic and paper tracking systems and files.

Over time, the position will likely focus increasingly on growing philanthropy from all sources on the North Shore.

Work with the finance team and program staff to formulate budgets and track revenue and expenses.

Education/Experience:

B.A. or equivalent life experience

Excellent writing, editing, and research skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Demonstrated qualities of both a team player and a self-starter

Ability to stay focused in a busy work environment

Excellent attention to detail

Ability to learn quickly

Interest in learning about the financial systems that support our work

Recruitment Process

We will review all submissions, identify viable candidates, and contact those individuals selected to continue in the search process. The position will be filled when desired candidate is found. Please send resume and cover letter via email to jobs@thefoodproject.org, via postal mail to the address above, or via fax to 781-259-9659.

The Food Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer committedto creating a multicultural organization. We actively seek a diversepool of candidates for all positions.

Want to build political power to make a difference on environmental and social justice issues?

How about help Middlebury divest from coal?

Green Corps, the nation’s premier field school for environmental organizing, is partnering with the Middlebury Sustainability Office, MCOF, and Students Stand Up to provide a workshop for Middlebury students on Monday, Jan. 28th at 4:30 PM. The workshop is a rare opportunity to learn from professional organizers and social change makers like Arshad Hasan, Executive Director of Democracy for America, who will be participating as a guest trainer. Come learn how to tell a campaign story, set goals for your campaign, and recruit leaders who will help us build our organizations, fuel our projects, and win campaigns for social change over the long-term.

The workshop is free and open to all students, faculty, and community members.